Immanuel girls win big over Baker

The Crusaders played outstanding in every phase of the game.The Immanuel Christian girls basketball team beat Baker 47-24 Wednesday at the Kerr McGee Center by rebounding, shooting and playing defense at an extremely high level.“We played awesome,” ICS Coach Bob Smith said. “We came in with a determi...

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By Brad KesterDI Sports

Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Ridgecrest, CA

By Brad KesterDI Sports

Posted Jan. 17, 2013 at 2:09 PM
Updated Jan 17, 2013 at 2:26 PM

By Brad KesterDI Sports

Posted Jan. 17, 2013 at 2:09 PM
Updated Jan 17, 2013 at 2:26 PM

RIDGECREST — The Crusaders played outstanding in every phase of the game.

The Immanuel Christian girls basketball team beat Baker 47-24 Wednesday at the Kerr McGee Center by rebounding, shooting and playing defense at an extremely high level.

“We played awesome,” ICS Coach Bob Smith said. “We came in with a determined outlook and we played our own type of game.”

The Crusaders scored in double figures in the first three quarters, while holding Baker to single digits in every quarter of the game.

“We had a 30-point lead during one stretch of the game. We wanted to keep the pedal on the gas in the third quarter then made sure everyone else got in the game during the fourth quarter.”

ICS got a huge game from Tara Henderson. She finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds, which took the pressure off of Jennifer Mondragon.

“I’m not sure if it was her best night, but she was really good,” Smith said of Henderson. “She was good on the offensive and defensive boards, and she scored for us tonight, which is great.

“Overall, it was a really fantastic performance by all our players.”

Smith said his team was incredibly balanced in getting 14 points from Elicia Hazlewood to lead all scorers, getting eight points each from Morgan Lieser and Katheryne Vitale, four points from Mondragon and another two from Kacie Doyle.

The Crusaders move on to face Cal Lutheran at 5 p.m. Friday in Wildomar.